View Draft Agenda The private sector is an important part of the health system in Kenya, with over half of all health facilities being privately owned.

On March 13, Juan Manuel Hernandez-Agramonte (IPA Country Director for Peru, Paraguay, and Bolivia) presented findings from an IPA study in progress on the impact of a pension program on senior citizens’ wellbeing in Paraguay to the country's Ministry of Finance.

On March 1, IPA presented findings of an ongoing study titled "Quality of Family Planning Service Delivery in Western Kenya" at a workshop in Kisumu, Kenya.The purpose of the event was to:Produce a rich description of facility-level barriers to family planning in Western KenyaIdentify the barriers that Kenyan women and key informants find most impactfulIdentify and collaborate on solutions that key informants find most impactful and realisticThe workshop provided an opportunity for participants to exchange experience in dealing with these barriers and discuss the challenges faced by providers when offering family planning services.